wp_add_dashboard_widget( string $widget_id, string $widget_name, callable $callback, callable $control_callback = null, array $callback_args = null )

Adds a new dashboard widget.

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Description Description

Parameters Parameters

$widget_id

(string) (Required) Widget ID (used in the 'id' attribute for the widget).

$widget_name

(string) (Required) Title of the widget.

$callback

(callable) (Required) Function that fills the widget with the desired content. The function should echo its output.

$control_callback

(callable) (Optional) Function that outputs controls for the widget.

Default value: null

$callback_args

(array) (Optional) Data that should be set as the $args property of the widget array (which is the second parameter passed to your callback).

Default value: null

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File: wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php 

function wp_add_dashboard_widget( $widget_id, $widget_name, $callback, $control_callback = null, $callback_args = null ) {
	$screen = get_current_screen();
	global $wp_dashboard_control_callbacks;

	$private_callback_args = array( '__widget_basename' => $widget_name );

	if ( is_null( $callback_args ) ) {
		$callback_args = $private_callback_args;
	} elseif ( is_array( $callback_args ) ) {
		$callback_args = array_merge( $callback_args, $private_callback_args );
	}

	if ( $control_callback && current_user_can( 'edit_dashboard' ) && is_callable( $control_callback ) ) {
		$wp_dashboard_control_callbacks[ $widget_id ] = $control_callback;
		if ( isset( $_GET['edit'] ) && $widget_id == $_GET['edit'] ) {
			list($url)    = explode( '#', add_query_arg( 'edit', false ), 2 );
			$widget_name .= ' <span class="postbox-title-action"><a href="' . esc_url( $url ) . '">' . __( 'Cancel' ) . '</a></span>';
			$callback     = '_wp_dashboard_control_callback';
		} else {
			list($url)    = explode( '#', add_query_arg( 'edit', $widget_id ), 2 );
			$widget_name .= ' <span class="postbox-title-action"><a href="' . esc_url( "$url#$widget_id" ) . '" class="edit-box open-box">' . __( 'Configure' ) . '</a></span>';
		}
	}

	$side_widgets = array( 'dashboard_quick_press', 'dashboard_primary' );

	$location = 'normal';
	if ( in_array( $widget_id, $side_widgets ) ) {
		$location = 'side';
	}

	$high_priority_widgets = array( 'dashboard_browser_nag', 'dashboard_php_nag' );

	$priority = 'core';
	if ( in_array( $widget_id, $high_priority_widgets, true ) ) {
		$priority = 'high';
	}

	add_meta_box( $widget_id, $widget_name, $callback, $screen, $location, $priority, $callback_args );
}

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Version Description
2.7.0 Introduced.

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Uses Uses

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Uses Description
wp-admin/includes/screen.php: get_current_screen()

Get the current screen object
wp-admin/includes/template.php: add_meta_box()

Adds a meta box to one or more screens.
wp-includes/capabilities.php: current_user_can()

Whether the current user has a specific capability.
wp-includes/l10n.php: __()

Retrieve the translation of $text.
wp-includes/formatting.php: esc_url()

Checks and cleans a URL.
wp-includes/functions.php: add_query_arg()

Retrieves a modified URL query string.
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User Contributed Notes User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by Codex —

    Adding dashboard widgets
    Here is a simple dashboard widget:

    /**
 * Add a new dashboard widget.
 */
function wpdocs_add_dashboard_widgets() {
	wp_add_dashboard_widget( 'dashboard_widget', 'Example Dashboard Widget', 'dashboard_widget_function' );
}
add_action( 'wp_dashboard_setup', 'wpdocs_add_dashboard_widgets' );

/**
 * Output the contents of the dashboard widget
 */
function dashboard_widget_function( $post, $callback_args ) {
	esc_html_e( "Hello World, this is my first Dashboard Widget!", "textdomain" );
}

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    Contributed by Codex —

    Adding widgets onto the side
    The function doesn’t allow you to choose where you want your widget to go and will automatically add it to the “core” which is the left side. However you are able to get it on the right side very easily.

    You can use the add_meta_box() function instead of wp_add_dashboard_widget. Simply specify ‘dashboard’ in place of the $post_type. For example:

    add_meta_box( 'id', 'Dashboard Widget Title', 'dash_widget', 'dashboard', 'side', 'high' );

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